​The MLB All-Star Game brings the best players in the game together for a friendly exhibition. But if the game is close as the end draws near, the pressure and the intensity rise to another level.And if it goes down to the wire, there won’t be any extra innings. Instead, if the game is tied after the bottom of the ninth, MLB has created a fun way to settle the score that borrows from the Home Run Derby the previous night.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAnd last season, a home-run tiebreaker was used for the first time since the new rule was implemented.1 / 8Fans look on before the All-Star Game at Citizens Bank Park.(Brad Penner, Imagn Images)If the All-Star Game is tied after nine innings, the winner is determined by a home run swing-off. Here’s how it works:Each team selects three players from its active lineup to compete in a mini home run derby. Each player gets three swings to try to hit as many homers as possible, and the team with the highest total is declared the winner. If it’s still tied, each manager selects one of the three participants to take three more swings. That process continues until one team hits more homers.National League designated hitter Kyle Schwarber of the Philadelphia Phillies hits in the home run swing-off tiebreaker during the 2025 MLB All Star Game at Truist Park.Last season, the National League prevailed in the tiebreaker when Kyle Schwarber cleared the fence with all three of his swings for a 4-3 victory. Not surprisingly, Schwarber was named the All-Star MVP.This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: All-Star Game tiebreaker rules: What happens if it’s tied after 9 innings?